2006 European Superstock 600 Championship
Final qualifying, Saturday 2nd September
Weather: Dull, overcast 22C.
READY FOR THE BIG BATTLE.
Team Alstare Suzuki Corona Extra rider Xavier Simeon qualified
second fastest in the European Superstock Championship qualifying
today and will start on the front row of the grid . His nearest
rival in the championship, Nicola Canepa (Ducati) took pole
position with a time of 1:47 197. Davide Giugliano (Kawasaki)
was third quickest, with Roy Ten Napel (Yamaha) completing
the front row.
XAVI - 2nd, 1:47.538
Today was much better then yesterday because I had more grip
and the bike’s set-up felt better. Today I could enter
the turns faster and so I felt more confident. My team did
a really good job for me and now I’m looking forward
to the race tomorrow and a big battle. Maybe it will be a
fight with Canepa and Giugliano or maybe it will be a fight
with just Canepa. If that happens then I am confident that
I can beat him because I’ve done that many times this
season already. If I have a chance of taking the win, I will
do it, but I will not take any chances with the championship
at stake.
Final qualifying
1 Canepa (I-Ducati) 1:47.197, 2 XAVIER SIMEON (B-Alstare Suzuki
Corona Extra) 1:47.539, 3 Giugliano (I-Kawasaki) 1:47.762,
4 Ten Napel (NL-Yamaha) 1:47.919, 5 Antonelli (I-Honda) 1:48.046,
6 Lundh (S-Honda) 1:48.517,
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